Rowan College - Oak Yearbook (Glassboro, NJ)

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President ' s Message Very few worthwhile things, of great moment, have occurred in man ' s history except as they were attached to ideals. Perhaps the greatest contribution that parents, churches, or colleges can make to young people is to provide them with ideals to live by. Those who enter teaching as a career, by the very nature of their choice, are susceptible to ideals. They are usually, in greater or lesser degree, already dedicated to the idea of devoting their lives to the enrichment of the lives of others. It is a wise man who knows that where he gives, he receives back more than he gives. He lives a rich satisfying life, in a world that he has helped to make better. Those whom you teach will learn best from what you are and what you do, rather than from what you preach. THOMAS E. ROBINSON 7

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. We Dedicate Ideals originate in the mental shroud of worthy images. They are nourished by the encompassing web of their environment. Once born, they must be bred by a perpetual fire of inspiration within oneself and from oneself. They are delicate and fragile at birth, but. once firmly impregnated become immortal. Our ideals were conceived within our college halls. They were nourished by the echoing challenge breathed upon them by the transpiration of thought and the osmosis of responsibility passing through the shroud, from professor to student. The amoeba moved and engulfed its surroundings until it had shaped itself into its image. It lived, it grew, it breathed. Now it must seek itself out. The attainment of our ideal will now influence the ideals of others. Our role has changed from receiver to reaper, from carrier to creator. We go out with a rich past and a promising future. Within our hands will be the priceless putty of minds, to be molded and shaped by the skilled hands of educators. The expanding horizon is ours and our blazing sun must never set in the West, leaving naught but abject night. 6

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Class Adviser PARTHENIA VANDERMARK When the pages of our yearbook are well worn, and the pictures well faded, there will still be a fresh memory of our warm, spirited, and unforgettable personality. Miss Parthenia Vandermark ' s boundless enthu- siasm and endless class devotion inspired the Seniors of 1957 immeasurably. Her spirit was matched only by her unfailing determination to unite our class into a closely knit group. She did not fail, and we leave school with wonderful mem- ories in which Miss Vandermark will be fondly recalled as a first star on our expanding horizon. Class Advisor 8